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Islamabad: Mr. Bill Gates, Chairman/ CEO of Microsoft Company rang up Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani about half an hour earlier to share his views on the Polio Eradication Programme in Pakistan. While expressing his complete commitment and support for polio eradication, he expressed his concerns over difficulties in reaching out to the population in FATA where some polio cases have been reported and this area requires specific attention. He also mentioned about polio cases reported in Karachi, interior [...]

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today said that being the Peoples’ own Government, peoples’ welfare and improvement in their standards of living was the top priority of the Government. He also advised the people of Pakistan to have faith and hope in their future. This he said during launching ceremony of the mobile phone banking for BISP beneficiaries of North Punjab, as well as another draw of Waseela-e-Haq besides distribution of Life Insurance Certificates amongst BISP beneficiaries at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. [...]

Islamabad: Newly posted Secretary Mr. K.B. Rind called on Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar. He was accompanied by Managing Director OPF (Overseas Pakistanis Foundation) Mr. Israr Jamali. Federal Minister discussed various matters and gave guidelines on framing policy of Overseas Pakistanis, progress on various housing schemes and educational projects. He also focused on strengthening the organization with team working and dedicated spirit and decided to convene a high level meeting in near future to finalize the [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani emphasized upon increased market access of Pakistani exports to EU and stressed for early operationalization of trade concessions by obtaining WTO’s waiver which has been held-up since long. The Prime Minister appreciated the special efforts of Germany and EU for market access to Pakistani products in EU Countries and unilateral concessions on 75 items. He also appreciated the EU’s initiatives for obtaining the WTO’s waiver in its forthcoming meeting. The Prime Minister was [...]

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has taken serious notice of the news item appearing in the Daily Jang and “The News” dated 17th June, 2011 regarding corruption in Head Ventilation and Air conditioning project at under construction Secretariat Block in Islamabad undertaken by Pak PWD and appointed Mr. Saieed Ramzan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Works as an Inquiry Officer. The Minister directed the Inquiry Officer to submit his report of the [...]

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today called for Chinese assistance in onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas as well as for reactivating the depleted and abandoned oil and gas fields in different parts of the country. The call was made during his meeting with delegation of Chinese oil and gas conglomerate Orient Group Incorporation at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. The delegation headed by Mr. Zhang Hongwei, Chairman of Orient Group/United Energy Co., included Ms. Fu Christine Yuning, Mr. Andrew Leo [...]

Islamabad: Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation gave a detailed briefing to Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Federal Minister for Housing and Works, regarding their completed schemes. During the briefing session, the Minister for Housing and Works observed some serious irregularities in purchase of land from M/S Green Tree during the year 2009. He took a serious note on this issue and strictly directed the officers of the Foundation to mend their ways otherwise they will be treated with iron hand. [...]